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Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists?

By John Allen Paulos
The New York Times
February 14, 2012

Scientists lead many powerful countries, including China and Germany, but they have never gotten a political foothold in the United States.


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February 13
America’s Darwin Problem
The Huffington post
By Kenneth R. Miller
(1) comments
February 12
The new anti-science assault on US schools
The Guardian
By Katherine Stewart
(1) comments
February 6
Atheism in America
FT Magazine
By Julian Baggini
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Dawkins claims poll shows religion is largely irrelevant in Britain

By Mark Hennessy
Irish Times
February 15, 2012

Just 54 per cent of British people polled by Ipsos Mori identified themselves as Christians, compared to 72 per cent in 2001.


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Atheists and the F-word

By David Lose
The Huffington Post
February 6, 2012

Author David Lose argues that any construction of a system of values demands faith — even for atheists.


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January 11
Hosannas for the Court
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal editors
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December 14
Philosopher Sticks Up for God
New York Times
By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
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December 11
Americans: Undecided About God?
New York Times
By ERIC WEINER
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Prayers Don’t Help Heart Surgery Patients; Some Fare Worse When Prayed For

Harvard Medical School
Science Daily
February 15, 2012

Results from the largest study on intercessory prayer performed at Harvard in 2006 show that prayer bestows no benefit on patients, and patients who knew that others were praying for them fared worse.


February 12
Why I Do Not Believe in a God
The Wall Street Journal
By Ricky Gervais
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